Re: Accessing a TV adapter via my network

2008-02-08 Thread Kevin Mark
On Thu, Feb 07, 2008 at 10:16:32PM +, Barry Samuels wrote: > On 05/02/08 10:13:37, Nate Duehr wrote: > > > > On Feb 5, 2008, at 2:26 AM, Barry Samuels wrote: > > > > > I don't intend a cardboard box to be a permanent solution but I've > > > no intention of buying a case until I know that the

Re: Accessing a TV adapter via my network

2008-02-07 Thread Barry Samuels
On 05/02/08 10:13:37, Nate Duehr wrote: > > On Feb 5, 2008, at 2:26 AM, Barry Samuels wrote: > > > I don't intend a cardboard box to be a permanent solution but I've > > no intention of buying a case until I know that the whole setup > > works. Looks like it's time to get a case. The Hauppauge

Re: computer case; was Re: Accessing a TV adapter via my network

2008-02-07 Thread Barry Samuels
On 05/02/08 17:44:26, PETER EASTHOPE wrote: > Barry, > > At Feb 5, 2008, at 2:26 AM you wrote, > "... buying a case until I know that the whole setup works." > > So many computers are discarded these days; few > people really need to buy a computer let alone > a case. The problem is finding pe

computer case; was Re: Accessing a TV adapter via my network

2008-02-05 Thread PETER EASTHOPE
Barry, At Feb 5, 2008, at 2:26 AM you wrote, "... buying a case until I know that the whole setup works." So many computers are discarded these days; few people really need to buy a computer let alone a case. If friends haven't offered you several, there should be a steady supply on various l

Re: Accessing a TV adapter via my network

2008-02-05 Thread Nate Duehr
On Feb 5, 2008, at 2:26 AM, Barry Samuels wrote: I don't intend a cardboard box to be a permanent solution but I've no intention of buying a case until I know that the whole setup works. Fair enough. Put some shielding around that puppy someday, at least. :-) -- Nate Duehr [EMAIL PROTE

Re: Accessing a TV adapter via my network

2008-02-05 Thread Barry Samuels
On 05/02/08 05:26:58, Nate Duehr wrote: > > On Jan 31, 2008, at 3:36 AM, Mihira Fernando wrote: > > > Barry Samuels wrote: > > [snip] > >> I have setup my cardboard computer (it's in a cardboard box) using > > [snip] > > > > it would a lot safer to get a proper casing for that. You're > > looki

Re: Accessing a TV adapter via my network

2008-02-04 Thread Nate Duehr
On Jan 31, 2008, at 3:36 AM, Mihira Fernando wrote: Barry Samuels wrote: [snip] I have setup my cardboard computer (it's in a cardboard box) using an old main board with a 750 MHz Athlon K7 and 768 MB of RAM. I fitted a PCI ethernet card and a PCI wireless card. There is a 6.5 GB hard dri

Re: Accessing a TV adapter via my network

2008-01-30 Thread Mihira Fernando
Barry Samuels wrote: [snip] I have setup my cardboard computer (it's in a cardboard box) using an old main board with a 750 MHz Athlon K7 and 768 MB of RAM. I fitted a PCI ethernet card and a PCI wireless card. There is a 6.5 GB hard drive [snip] it would a lot safer to get a proper casing fo

Re: Accessing a TV adapter via my network

2008-01-29 Thread Barry Samuels
On 26/01/08 23:22:47, Andrew Sackville-West wrote: > On Sat, Jan 26, 2008 at 05:19:10PM +, Barry Samuels wrote: > > I would like to get a Hauppauge WinTV Nova T 500 adapter which I > > understand works with Linux. > > Unless they've changed recently, this card should work. It has > onboard m

Re: Accessing a TV adapter via my network

2008-01-26 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
On Sat, Jan 26, 2008 at 05:19:10PM +, Barry Samuels wrote: > I would like to get a Hauppauge WinTV Nova T 500 adapter which I > understand works with Linux. Unless they've changed recently, this card should work. It has onboard mpeg2 compression which means that you can capture on it with a p